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    Ma’awisley militia strikes al-Shabaab stronghold in El Buur

    Tuesday February 18, 2025Pro-government Ma’awisley militia fighters gather in a rural area of central Somalia’s Galgaduud region, preparing for an operation against Al-Shabaab...

    Sabrina Elba joins cast of Lula Ali Ismaïl’s “Nuur” in film adaptation of “The Youth of God”

    Tuesday February 18, 2025Sabrina Dhowre Elba joins the cast of Nuur, the upcoming feature film directed by Lula Ali Ismaïl. Elba will portray...

    Maritime issues should top Somalia’s UN Security Council agenda

    Tuesday February 18, 2025Somalia’s two-year council term is a chance to leverage its strategic position at the crossroads of international maritime trade.For the...

    Somalia’s president vows to defeat international terror groups

    Tuesday February 18, 2025Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has vowed to defeat international terrorist groups in the Horn of Africa country.He emphasized the...

    Somali government to launch tax collection campaign in the coming weeks

    Tuesday February 18, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has announced that his administration will launch a tax collection campaign in...

    Somali lawmakers urged to return as Parliament set to resume on February 22

    Tuesday February 18, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – The speakers of both houses of Somalia's Parliament have announced that the 6th session of the 11th...

    Somali president dismisses opposition’s crisis claims

    Monday February 17, 2025Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud delivers a speech at the inauguration of Hodan Hospital in Mogadishu.Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President...

    Burao water agency employee shot dead in billing dispute

    Monday February 17, 2025The entrance to the Burao Water Agency in Somaliland, where a staff member was recently shot and killed while conducting...

    Somalia’s president vows to defeat international terror groups

    Monday February 17, 2025MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has vowed to defeat international terrorist groups in the Horn of Africa country.He...

    Somali Army, Jubbaland forces killed several Al-Shabab militants in Jamaame district

    Monday February 17, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – The Somali National Army, particularly the elite Danab commandos, carried out military operations in coordination with Jubbaland’s...

    Somali opposition politician alleges President Mohamud formed special force to suppress rivals

    Monday February 17, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – A Somali opposition figure has alleged that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's administration has secretly assembled a 10,000-member...

    U.S. airstrike kills two ISIS militants in Somalia

    Monday February 17, 2025 Mogadishu (HOL) – The United States carried out an airstrike in northeastern Somalia on Sunday, killing two ISIS militants, U.S. Africa Command...

    Somali opposition accuses President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of power grab, economic mismanagement

    Sunday February 16, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — A coalition of Somali opposition parties and civil society groups has accused President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of...

    Saudi Arabia executes Somali man as family decries unjust trial

    Monday February 17, 2025FILE - A 2015 photo shows a public execution in Saudi Arabia, where capital punishment is enforced for crimes...

    Somalia launches polio vaccination drive to immunize 2.5 million children

    Monday February 17, 2025A Somali health worker administers the oral polio vaccine to a young child during a nationwide immunization campaign targeting 2.5...

    Omar Faruk Osman re-elected as FESTU secretary-general, pledges stronger labor rights

    Mogadishu (HOL) — The Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU) concluded its Fifth Quadrennial Congress in Mogadishu last week, marking a defining moment...